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Senate House Library, University of London

Inventory of the possessions of Farmer Cotton


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 733

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Inventory of the possessions of Farmer Cotton

Date(s): 1842

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 2 leaves

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information available at present.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Copy of an inventory of the possessions of 'Farmer Cotton' of Longparish, Hampshire, taken by H.B.Coles. The fixtures in the pantry, bakehouse, kitchen, yard, rick yard, granary and 'yard etc.' are listed, and valued at £16 17s.6d. Individual items are not valued. The inventory is addressed to H.B.Coles, Middleton House, Longparish, and franked Andover 12 Jul, and Whitchurch, 13 Jul 1842.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Single item.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

9" x 7½"

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from E. Hall in 1967. Formerly with MS.712.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Dec 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Inventories | Secondary documents

Personal names
Coles | H B | fl 1842 | of Hampshire

Corporate names

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Longparish | Hampshire | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe